From 7bc7d2aa1b054bd3f723977a8cefd461163d3372 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eli Zaretskii Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2011 13:33:09 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Fix bug #10380 with description of C-n and C-p. doc/emacs/basic.texi (Moving Point): Fix the description of C-n and C-p. --- doc/emacs/ChangeLog | 5 +++++ doc/emacs/basic.texi | 6 ++++-- 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog index 73d9fc4d07f..dbe32e9236a 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/emacs/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2011-12-31 Eli Zaretskii + + * basic.texi (Moving Point): Fix the description of C-n and C-p. + (Bug#10380) + 2011-12-30 Chong Yidong * sending.texi (Sending Mail): Document initial mail buffer name, diff --git a/doc/emacs/basic.texi b/doc/emacs/basic.texi index abb65982873..14101ce4fdd 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/basic.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/basic.texi @@ -130,11 +130,13 @@ specifies how many copies of the character to insert @cindex moving the cursor To do more than insert characters, you have to know how to move point (@pxref{Point}). The keyboard commands @kbd{C-f}, @kbd{C-b}, -@kbd{C-n}, and @kbd{C-p} move point to the right, left, up and down +@kbd{C-n}, and @kbd{C-p} move point to the right, left, down, and up, respectively. You can also move point using the @dfn{arrow keys} present on most keyboards: @kbd{@key{right}}, @kbd{@key{left}}, @kbd{@key{down}}, and @kbd{@key{up}}; however, many Emacs users find -that it is slower to use the arrow keys than the control keys. +that it is slower to use the arrow keys than the control keys, because +you need to move your hand to the area of the keyboard where those +keys are located. You can also click the left mouse button to move point to the position clicked. Emacs also provides a variety of additional -- 2.11.4.GIT